MES Solution Architect / Technical Lead

Johnson Electric; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Electric in Chennai, India seeks an experienced MES Solution Architect / Technical Lead to own architecture, design, and delivery of MES and shop-floor digital solutions.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise in MES/MOM, Angular, .NET Core/C#, SQL Server, and Azure DevOps, plus strong team leadership across 10+ developers.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of IT/software experience with MES/MOM and manufacturing systems.
• Experience owning architecture, design, development, integration and implementation of MES and shop-floor digital solutions.
• Strong hands‑on experience in MES architecture, manufacturing processes, Angular, .NET Core/C#, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, system integration, and technical team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and design of MES/MOM and shop-floor applications, and integrate with ERP/PLM/WMS/SCADA.
• Lead end‑to‑end technical design, reviews, and standards compliance.
• Provide hands‑on leadership in Angular, .NET Core/C#, RESTful APIs and SQL Server.
• Drive data pipelines, analytics, and manufacturing KPIs like OEE and throughput.
• Manage DevOps practices on Azure including CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Lead a team of 10+ developers and mentor engineers.

Skills

MES architecture

Angular

.NET Core / C#

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Leadership

RESTful Web APIs

System integration

Manufacturing systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description MES Solution Architect / Technical Lead

Position Title

MES Solution Architect / Technical Lead

Department

IT / Digital Manufacturing

Location

Chennai, India

Experience

10–15 years of overall IT/software experience, with significant experience in MES/MOM and manufacturing systems.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced MES Solution Architect / Technical Lead to own the architecture, design, development, integration, and implementation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and shop-floor digital solutions.

The role will be responsible for translating manufacturing and business requirements into scalable technology solutions, leading a team of developers, driving MES integrations with enterprise and shop-floor systems, and ensuring high-quality delivery aligned with enterprise architecture and software engineering standards.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands‑on experience in MES architecture, manufacturing processes, Angular, .NET Core/C#, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, system integration, and technical team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

1. MES & Manufacturing Systems

• Own the architecture and design of MES/MOM and shop-floor applications.
• Design and implement solutions for work order execution, production scheduling, resource management, downtime tracking, traceability, and quality management.
• Integrate MES with ERP, PLM, WMS, SCADA and other manufacturing systems.
• Understand and translate manufacturing processes into effective digital solutions.
• Work with manufacturing KPIs including OEE, throughput, scrap, rework, downtime and production efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance for production execution and shop‑floor digitalization initiatives.
• Ensure solutions support manufacturing standards and best practices.

2. Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Take end‑to‑end ownership of solution architecture and technical design.
• Design scalable, secure, reliable and high‑performance applications.
• Prepare architecture documents, technical specifications and solution design documents.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security and technology standards.
• Identify technical risks and provide appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide architecture guidance to development teams.

3. Application Development & Technology

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership using:
  • Angular – latest versions
  • .NET Core / C#
  • RESTful Web APIs
  • Microsoft SQL Server
• Design database schemas, stored procedures and optimized queries.
• Perform SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Review code and ensure adherence to established coding standards.
• Develop prototypes/POCs where required to validate technical solutions.

4. Data & Analytics

• Work with large volumes of OT/shop-floor and manufacturing data.
• Support big-data ingestion and shop-floor data processing initiatives.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams on data pipelines and integration.
• Enable manufacturing analytics and dashboard solutions.
• Provide technical insights for manufacturing KPIs and operational performance.

5. DevOps & Cloud

• Drive Azure DevOps practices including:
  • Git and source-code management
  • Branching and merge strategies
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Build and release management
  • Automated deployments
• Establish deployment automation and monitoring practices.
• Support application performance and production monitoring.
• Leverage Azure cloud services where appropriate for manufacturing solutions.

6. Software Engineering & Quality

• Establish and enforce software development best practices.
• Ensure appropriate unit testing, integration testing and automated testing.
• Promote deployment automation and continuous improvement.
• Conduct peer reviews and technical design reviews.
• Ensure adequate technical and solution documentation.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues.

7. Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead and manage a team of 10+ developers.
• Allocate work and monitor delivery and performance.
• Mentor and coach developers on technical and engineering practices.
• Establish and enforce coding and development standards.
• Conduct technical knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Support team development, engagement and morale.
• Identify skill gaps and drive appropriate development initiatives.

8. Agile / Scrum

• Participate in and facilitate:
  • Sprint planning
  • Backlog grooming/refinement
  • Daily stand‑ups
  • Sprint retrospectives
  • Sprint demos
• Work closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders to prioritize technical activities.
• Ensure sprint commitments are understood and delivered.
• Identify dependencies and risks affecting sprint delivery.

9. Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Manufacturing Operations, Process Engineering, Quality, Plant IT and senior management.
• Understand business and manufacturing challenges and translate them into technical solutions.
• Present architecture, technical recommendations and project status to senior stakeholders.
• Prepare regular technical/project status reports.
• Coordinate with global teams, plant stakeholders and external vendors where required.

10. Problem Solving & Production Support

• Diagnose and resolve complex application and performance issues.
• Perform performance profiling, troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Support implementation, deployment and production stabilization.
• Develop technical prototypes to evaluate alternative solutions.
• Provide hands‑on support during critical manufacturing system implementations.

Preferred / Additional Skills

• Experience with IIoT technologies such as:
  • MQTT
  • OPC UA
  • SECS/GEM
• Knowledge of OT/IT convergence and industrial digitalization.
• Experience with multi‑plant or global MES rollouts.
• Experience with Azure cloud platforms in manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of Lean / Six Sigma principles.
• Experience managing MES technology vendors and implementation partners.
• Knowledge of ISA-95 / MESA frameworks is an advantage.

Education & Certifications

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
• Computer Science
• Information Technology / Information Systems
• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Related technical discipline

Preferred:

• MES/MOM certifications
• ISA-95 certification
• MESA-related certification